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Our world in photos: July 11

July 11, 2022 Michaela Keil

SRI LANKA — Presidential pool: Protesters swam as onlookers waited at a swimming pool in the president's official residence a day after it was stormed in Colombo, on Sunday, one day after the country’s president and prime minister offered to resign in the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials’ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation’s economic crisis. Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

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CALIFORNIA — Wildfires: Seen from unincorporated Mariposa County, a helicopter dropped water on the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, on Saturday.
Photo: Noah Berger/AP

CALIFORNIA — Fly ball: Oakland Athletics center fielder Skye Bolt missed a deep fly ball to allow a solo home run for Houston Astros’ Kyle Tucker during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, on Sunday.
Photo: John Hefti/AP

SPAIN — Running of the Bulls: A participant tried to place a ring in the horn of a bull during “Recortadores de Anillas” at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, on Sunday. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year for nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona’s famed running of the bulls festival.
Photo: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

SWITZERLAND — Tour de France: Stage winner Bob Jungels of Luxembourg rode breakaway during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 119.9 miles, starting in Aigle, Switzerland, and finishing in Chatel les Portes du Soleil, France, on Sunday.
Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

WISCONSIN — Single: Milwaukee Brewers’ Keston Hiura hit an RBI single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, in Milwaukee.
Photo: Morry Gash/AP

UNITED KINGDOM — Trophy: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic held the trophy as he celebrated after beating Australia’s Nick Kyrgios to win the final of the men’s singles on day fourteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Sunday.
Photo: Alastair Grant/AP

AUSTRIA — Champagne celebration: Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, right, of Monaco, celebrated on the podium with second placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, after winning the Austrian F1 Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, on Sunday.
Photo: Matthias Schrader/AP

INDONESIA — Eid al Adha: Indonesians performed a prayer marking the Eid al-Adha holiday at Al Mashun Great Mosque in Medan, on Sunday. Muslims worldwide celebrated Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows, and camels and sharing the meat with the poor to commemorate the Quranic story of the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to God.
Photo: Binsar Bakkara/AP

UNITED KINGDOM — Goal: Portugal’s Jessica Silva, covered by her teammates, celebrated after scoring her side’s second goal during the Women Euro 2022 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland at Leigh Sports Village in Wigan & Leigh, on Saturday.
Photo: Dave Thompson/AP

UNITED KINGDOM — Wheelchair singles: Diede De Groot of the Netherlands, right, greeted Japan’s Yui Kamiji at the net after winning the final of the women’s wheelchair singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Saturday.
Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP

MEXICO — Drought: Dry, cracked land was visible in the Boca reservoir that supplies water to the northern city of Monterrey, in Santiago, on Saturday. Local authorities began restricting water supplies in March, as a combination of an intense drought, poor planning, and high usage left the three dams that help supply the city dried up, with thousands of homes not receiving any water for weeks.
Photo: Fernando Llano/AP

JAPAN — Wake: The hearse carrying the body of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe got into Zojoji temple for the funeral wake in Tokyo on Monday.
Photo: Hiro Komae/AP

GEORGIA — Burnout: NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (9) did a burnout after winning at a NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton on Sunday.
Photo: Bob Andres/AP

SOUTH AFRICA — Rugby Championship: Wales’ Dan Lydiate, left, passed the ball as he was tackled by South Africa’s captain Handre Pollard, bottom, during the Rugby Championship test between South Africa and Wales at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, on Saturday.
Photo: Themba Hadebe/AP

NEW YORK — Mass wedding: Couples, whose weddings were canceled or diminished during the COVID-19 pandemic, participated in a symbolic multicultural ceremony at Damrosch Park, on Sunday, in New York. The evening culminated with a reception on the dance floor at The Oasis. It was part of Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City.”
Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP

PAKISTAN — Monsoon: A fruit seller navigated a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Karachi, on Monday. The death toll from rain-related incidents over the past month rose to 147 as monsoon rains continued to lash Pakistan, triggering flash floods in some parts of the country, officials said.
Photo: Fareed Khan/AP

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